by Sourcing Spectrum

The border measures taken by the Chinese Customs has been ever increasing. Recently starting in late October, export shipments involving UL, HDMI, Bluetooth, SD marks etc, which are widely used on consumer electronics, were heavily inspected by customs officials. A lot of delays were caused and infringing shipments seized.

Companies importing from China are reminded to review carefully how their products sourced from China are associated with the technology intellectual properties mentioned above and if proper licenses are obtained by the supply chain.

Due diligence following the below steps are recommended.

Identify what proprietary technologies are used with the product

Lookup publication by the owner of the IP (intellectual property) on what claims and requirements they make about the usage of their IP

Check with the China suppliers if they can provide the evidence of proper licensing